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Super Bowl Ads

We look at some of the controversial ads that aired during yesterday's Super Bowl. 2010 Super Bowl Commercials -- NFL Fanhouse Lewis Lazare, Chicago Sun-Times Jerry Glover
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Viewer Mail

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail. Read a draft of the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework
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CTA Service Cuts

Today marked the first rush hour since the CTA's drastic service cuts went into effect yesterday. Eddie Arruza takes a look at how riders fared, and what still could be done to roll back the cuts.
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News Analysis: Democratic Lieutenant Governor Race

Yesterday during the Super Bowl, Scott Lee Cohen quit the race for lieutenant governor in response to intense controversy. We hear from two of the candidates who lost in the primary to Cohen.
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Lieutenant Governor Race

Our panel of journalists take a close look at what happened with Scott Lee Cohen and discuss other possible Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor.
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Chicago Business

A new report outlines exactly why Chicago is a tough choice for trade show vendors. WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel has those details, plus the rest of the week's business news.
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Architect Jeanne Gang

Geoffrey Baer shows us how classic films inspired a new building by one of Chicago's top architects. Columbia College's new Media Production Center Studio Gang Architects
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Joel and his panel discuss Tuesday's primary election results: Governor Quinn wins a razor-thin victory against Dan Hynes; Quinn's running mate for Lieutenant Governor, Scott Lee Cohen, is generating plenty of publicity because of his arrest record for domestic battery; Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard are locked in a statistical dead heat; Toni Preckwinkle topples embattled incumbent Todd Stroger in the race for Cook County Board President; and Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias are set to square off for President Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.
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The Friday Night Show: Victor Skrebneski

Eddie Arruza sits down with world-renowned photographer Victor Skrebneski.
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Race for Governor

Dan Hynes conceded to Governor Pat Quinn today. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why the Governor is now calling for his new running mate, Scott Lee Cohen, to step aside.
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Scott Lee Cohen

Election talk today centers on the controversial past of Scott Lee Cohen, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. He joins us to talk about it.
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News Analysis: Controversial Lieutenant Governor Candidate

Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss how Cohen's candidacy might damage Gov. Quinn and the Democratic Party.
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Adlai Stevenson

We speak with former senator and gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson. He left the Democratic Party to run as a third-party candidate in 1986 because of problems with that year's candidate for lieutenant governor.
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CTA President Richard Rodriguez

CTA President Richard Rodriguez explains who will be affected by Sunday's looming cuts to rail and bus service.
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Robert Klein

Comedian Robert Klein joins us to talk about his early days at Second City. Robert Klein at Zanies
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Primary Election Follow-Up

Elizabeth Brackett reports on the progress of ballot counting in Chicago and suburban Cook County.
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Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard

Fewer than one thousand votes appear to separate Republican gubernatorial candidates Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard. They both join us to discuss what's next for their campaigns.
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Governor Pat Quinn

Governor Pat Quinn is claiming victory while his Democratic opponent Dan Hynes is saying not so fast. Gov. Quinn shares his thoughts about yesterday's primaries.
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Election Roundtable

Last night's primary election results ran the gamut from landslide to too close to call. Our roundtable of political analysts joins us to share their insights.
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Toni Preckwinkle

She put an end to the reign of Todd Stroger. We talk to the Democratic primary winner in the race for Cook County Board President, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle.
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Roger Keats

We talk to Preckwinkle's Republican challenger, GOP primary-winner Roger Keats.
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Primary Election Day

Eddie Arruza brings us the latest from the polls on primary election day.
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News Analysis: Hearsay Law

Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take a close look at a key tool prosecutors want to use in the Drew Peterson case, the so-called "Drew Peterson Law." It would allow previously inadmissible hearsay to be used in court against him.
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Toyota Recall

We find out how Toyota dealerships are scrambling to fix faulty accelerators on 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota recall information
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Express Food Stamps

We learn about how people in need are getting help quickly with fast-track food stamps. "Hunger in America 2010" -- Feeding America study Food Stamp/SNAP Outreach -- Greater Chicago Food Depository
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Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery, and Lincoln

Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery, and Lincoln Author Tom Campbell joins us to discuss the largely untold story of Chicago's abolitionists. Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery, and Lincoln Read an excerpt
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